Food Pounder, Tahiti, Society Islands

French Polynesia, Tahiti, Society Islands, ca. 17th to 19th century CE. A fabulous and hefty pounder, hand-carved from pale-gray basalt, meant to pulverize the roots of the taro plant into poi. The to

Hardstone pre-contact example from Tahiti in the Society Islands of French Polynesia.

Oceania / Polynesia, Tahiti, Society Islands, ca. 19th century CE. Rare crown, consisting of hundreds of carefully stitched white and pale orange-tipped white tulip-shaped seashells placed to create a

Oceania, Polynesia, Tahiti, Society Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A hand-built hei formed by stringing hundreds of petite momi (Euplica varians) shells in a variety of colors on a modern strand. Prese

**Originally Listed At $800** Oceania, French Polynesia, Tahiti, Society Islands, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A lovely cylindrical drum, hand-carved from a single piece of caramel-hued hard wood,

Engraved nautical map from the 1774 first French edition of the first map of New Zealand, illustrating Lieutenant James Cook's 1769 exploration of the passage between New Zealand's North and South isl

Engravings, Etchings and Lithographs. Incl Tonga, Tahiti, Marquesas, New Hebrides, Society Islands etc. Paper Size: Up to 12 x 9.5 inch (30 x 24cm) Some with toning, some in good order

**Originally Listed At $250** Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Schouten Island, Abelam peoples, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A large wooden pounder with a bulbous head and a short handle. The hea

OUIDA GEORGE (1916 - 2014) of Palm Beach Gardens died Sunday, June 8, 2014. She had her art shown in many island galleries and had a show of her work at The Society of the Four Arts. Born in 1916 in C

Impressive Lower Sepik Figural Food Pounder, PNG. Ancestor figure handle over flaring wide pounder. On stand. Provenance: ex Michael Hamson Oceanic Art; ex Michael Grebainer Collection, Brisbane, CA.

Sepik Coastal, Papua New Guinea, food pounder, the handle depicting a stylized figure with an elongated snout, and rising on a custom stand, signs of patina and use, 18"h

**First Time At Auction** Native American, Pacific Northwest Coast, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A finely-crafted pestle used primarily for pounding food, meticulously-carved from mottled sage-gre

Native American, Pacific Northwest Coast, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A finely-crafted food pounder, meticulously-carved from a mottled blue-grey stone with light inclusions. The pounder has a sl

4 1/2" Three Knob Top Poi Pounder. Tahiti. Old use wear on base. Very good condition. Rare. Ex-Dr. John Mountjoy

Heading: Author: Bonne, Rigobert Title: Carte des Isles de la Societé Place Published: Paris Publisher: Date Published: 1787 Description: Copper-engraved map, later hand-co

Title: Hawaiian Group or Sandwich Islands | New Zealand | Yiti Group or Feejee Islands | Society Islands | Marquesas or Washington Is. | Galapacos Islands Publication Date: 1857 Cartographer: G. Woolw

O/V, SLR, 21 x 17", Henri Bouvier was a French trained artist that moved to Tahiti back in the 1930's. He went on to become a prominent political figure in Tahiti - especially in the 1970's. He also s

Heading: Author: Perkins, Edward T. Title: Na Motu: or, Reef-Rovings in the South Seas. A Narrative of Adventures at the Hawaiian, Georgian and Society Islands; with Maps, Twelve Original Illustratio

Map features: Hawaiian Group or Sandwich Islands. New Zealand. Viti Group or Feejee Islands. Society Islands. Marquesas or Washington Is. Galapagos Islands. Samoan or Navigators Island. This map is fr

Incl A Savage of the Admiralty Islands, Dance at the Society Islands, and A Young Woman of Otaheite. Copper Plates Published 1801-07 by Macdonald & Son, London for "Modern and Authentic System of Univ

CAPTION PRINTED BELOW PICTURE: 'H.M.S. "Dido" in a Hurricane, off Raieta, Society Islands, Pacific' DATE PRINTED: 4 October 1856 IMAGE SIZE: Approx 17.5 x 23.5cm, 6.75 x 9.25 inches (Medium) TYPE: Ant

A Superb Hawaiian Poi Pounder Hawaiian Islands, 19th century Weighty gray stone, carved and pecked into an elegant pounder carinated at bottom and with a globular knob at top. In excellent condition,

carved monkeys and fish with mother of pearl inlay, 19" long

SET (25) TENTH ANNUAL PORTFOLIO PHOTOGRAPHIC ED. SOCIETY RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN, LIMITED ED. 100 COPIES, #48/100, 1977, CASED/BOXED, 15" X 12"